2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Premature \Pre`ma*ture"\, a. [L. praematurus prae before +
maturus ripe. See {Mature}.]
1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as the premature
fruits of a hotbed.
2. Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the
proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early;
untimely; as a premature fall of snow; a premature birth;
a premature opinion; premature decay.
3. Arriving or received without due authentication or
evidence; as a premature report. -- {Pre`ma*ture"ly},
adv -- {Pre`ma*ture"ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
prematurely
adv 1: (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of
gestation; "the child was born prematurely"
2: too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" [syn:
{untimely}]
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